The documents obtained by the CBC through freedom of information laws show that on Dec. 4, 2012, Kasian Architecture — hired to oversee the renovations — sent a notice detailing revisions for a full suite on the top floor that opposition MLAs are now calling a "sky palace".

The 11th-floor suite was required to have a formal dining area for between eight and 12 people, a private study with an entertainment space, and "sleeping and grooming quarters with clothing storage for an adult and one teenager." Redford has a young daughter.

An undated memo shows the revisions were reported to executive council deputy minister Peter Watson but that "infrastructure project staff members were not involved in these discussions".